Best Selling Books by Marie Allen

Real-life situations and relatable narratives guide math students through the fundamentals of algebra, which is an essential part of second-grade math. Readers will learn the skills needed to fluently add and subtract, while also building a foundation for the more complex skills that will be needed at higher levels of education. Engaging visuals complement high-interest topics, while visually appealing designs help to make the math concrete. Readers will learn about arrays through a real-life narrative about running a landscaping business. This volume meets CCSS Math Standard 2.OA.C.4.

Noel Finds Her Purpose! is based on a true story that shares the tale of how God used one little donkey that had experienced hardship and needed a purpose to give an old horse that was losing his sight the hope to live. God created us all for a purpose and if we listen to His call, He will lead us to His purpose for our lives. This is a true story and a delightful reminder of God’s tender care for all His creatures. The story tells of the relationships of Noel, a sweet little donkey, her mom, Izzy, and Norman, a wise old horse who is almost blind. Noel and Norman find hope and purpose through one another. This work is a word picture book for children of all ages. The relationships mirror the work of God in all lives. Children, parents, and grandparents will find hope and healing through this heartwarming story of love and commitment. -Lynne Hanson, Spiritual Director at Whispering Angels Youth Ranch This book was written for the children suffering from loss in this world. It teaches love, compassion, and hope for a better tomorrow. This story takes place at Whispering Angels Youth Ranch located in Gainesville, Georgia. The ranch is a nonprofit that was founded by Doug and Marie Allen in 2014. This mission at the ranch is to provide hope, healing, love, and acceptance to young minds through the spirit of a horse in a nurturing farm environment. www.whisperingangelsyouthranch.org

You''ll find it easy to practice and reinforce your skills in and out of the classroom by following what you see illustrated in each step-by-step procedure."--BOOK JACKET.

Compassion and support from 100 women "Women who miscarry must not and need not be left in emotional isolation. I am pleased that this timely and sensitive reflection on miscarriage is now available to grieving women and to those who are involved in their lives." --from the Foreword by Richard F. Jones III, MD, FACOG President, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Based on the authors'' own experiences as well as the shared experiences of women from across the country, Miscarriage: Women Sharing From the Heart is more than a helpful resource. This candid and poignant book helps you understand and work through your deepest feelings and concerns and, most importantly, reassures you that you aren''t alone. The authors offer: * Support, empathy, and a clear path towards healing * The personal stories of 100 women talking about their miscarriage experiences * Interviews with fathers on how they have been affected * Helpful advice for partners, family members, and health care professionals

This book is a middle school literary fiction novella (that welcomes all ages) about a young girl and her grandfather who happens to be a Vietnam Vet. The young girl is in seventh grade and shares a special relationship with her grandfather. However, the little girl goes through the trials and tribulations of the modern world and experiences cyberbullying. Her grandfather overcomes his ghosts and coaches his granddaughter on the path to forgiveness, as he struggles with forgiveness in his own right. Together they journey through the trials of life to a new beginning that can only be imagined to be true.

Materials submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (Music Performance: Voice).

Lynn was born in Yuma, Arizona.As an adult, she resides in Kansas with her family, where she enjoys spending time with her children. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, and dabbling a bit in poetry. Her hobbies include household renovations, scrapbooking, and cross stitching whenever time allows.

When a pregnant widow returns from the mission field family and friends rally to help, but she harbors a secret that may lead to her spiritual downfall. Kim Macomb returns from Zaire, Africa where the 1995 coup has claimed her missionary husband''s life. Grief-stricken and pregnant, Kim is only a shadow of herself. Hoping to promote her daughter''s healing, Carol sends Kim, to the calm, godly man who once rescued her. Jack''s Montana ranch seems to have the desired effect, but as his son, Mitch, and bad boy Hank vie for Kim''s affections, an agonizing secret drives her further from God. Swept up in Kim''s search for peace and forgiveness, those around her face their own frailties and the sometimes unexpected, yet overwhelming truth - God''s love is most gentle.

Not so cozy with her life, Renatta reinvented herself. She walked away from the corporate world and established herself as a seasonal trail guide at River Willow Ranch and bee farm. Work was a breeze as she lived her dream, riding horses everyday. More extraordinary than ordinary, Renatta''s support group includes a veterinarian with Asperger Syndrome and a girl with Down Syndrome who add dimension to her life. When ex-husband Mitch turns up dead, Renatta joins in the mountain top investigation with Detective Tom Short. They work together to expose a drug ring and dog fighters and of course, the inspired murderer. This book is a light mystery, a little heavier than a cozy mystery, it is more of a whodunit.

The Contemplative Discovery Pathway Theory is the culmination of Dr. David Allen''s lifetime experiences and work integrating spirituality and psychology. You are invited to begin the journey of discovering how your past shame and hurt have imprisoned you. It is time to face the pain that forced your true self into hiding and begin the courageous fight of reclaiming your true, authentic self that God created you to be.

My poems are a window into my heart, expressions of joy, sadness, grief, happiness and sorrow as I have felt them in my life. May your journey be blessed and your heart finds its magic to truly sing.

Closing the Gap is a reading guide that aims to improve the reading skills of primary and secondary schoolchildren. It includes daily reading activities, progress assessments, reading records and a list of recommended books for this age group. Success is guaranteed if children complete all activities.

"This thesis clarifies what should be done in the school setting to provide comprehensive and effective service for individuals described as seriously emotionally disturbed. Exploration of current literature is undertaken for the purpose of determining which type of program is more effective in meeting the needs of this population: emotionally and behaviorally disordered programs or school-based mental health programs."--Leaf 4.

"The differences in individual responses to stress or trauma are not well understood. In particular, it is not known why many, if not most, trauma victims experience a reduction of trauma-related symptoms over a two to three month period, while others do not; some may experience increasing distress. This nonexperimental study examined the idea that people who tend not to think as much as others are less cognitively complex, more vulnerable to stress, and more likely to respond to stress or trauma with dissociative symptoms. Using college students as subjects, correlations were obtained between need for cognition, perceived stress, dissociative experiences, and cognitive complexity scores, from the Need for Cognition scale (NFC, Cacioppo and Petty, 1982), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS, Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983), the Dissociative Experiences Scale II (DES, Bernstein & Putnam, 1986), and Spengler and Strohmer''s 4x6 repertory grid for measuring cognitive complexity (rep grid) respectively. It was hypothesized that negative correlations would be found between NFC and DES scores, and between NFC and PSS scores. A positive correlation was predicted between NFC scores and the rep grid. The first two hypotheses were supported at the .05 level of significance, indicating the presence of small, negative correlations between both NFC and DES, and NFC and PSS. The third hypothesis was not supported. Possible implications of these findings, as well as some directions for future research are discussed."--Document.